This is the home base for James Smith aka “Docky,” one of the Bahamas’ top fly fishing guides, who can take you out to find every kind of flats fish, from bonefish to tarpon and permit and knows these waters better than anybody.

The shop, which first opened its doors back in 2002, has become an institution on Long Island, a kind of must-stop place on any journey to the island — whether you’re going fly fishing or just looking for an authentic slice of Long Island life.